Eyeglass-guard.



J. S. GALESKL EYEGLASS GUARD.

APPLIUATION FILED 1&1.AY19,'1908.

avmeukw Pia-tented June 8,1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH s. esteem/or RICHMOND, VIRGINlA.

EYEGLASS-GUARD.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June a, 1909.

Application filed. May 19, 1908'. Serial No. 433,715.

To all whom it may cancer Be it known that -I, Josnrn S. GA EsKI, citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of y a l 1rg1n1a,have invented certain new and useand a secondary bearing surface or portion.

' Figs. 10 and 11 are front and rear views a designed to engage the fleshy portion of the nose above the bridge so as to assist in bold ing the eyeglasses securely in place without any undue pressure and its consequent discomfort.

\l y inventionhas for its primary object, an improved construction of eye-glass guard of this character which will be etlicient in operation and which will possess the characteristics of syn'nnetry of appearance, considerable flexibility and a wide range of adjustability.

\Vith this and'otherobjects in viewthat will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain "onstructions, arrangements and combina- LlOl'lS of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe, and then point out the novel features thereof in the appended'claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, refcrence is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a pair of eyeglasses equipped with one embodiment of my invention; Figs. 2 and 3 are front and rea 17' views respectively of one form of guard showing it detached; Fig.4 is an end view of one embodiment of the invention; Fig. 5 is a face view of such embodiment, and illustrates one of the adjustments that may be effected; Figs. 6 and 7 are front and rear views respectively of a slightly modified form' of the invention; Figs. 8 and 9 are end views, on an enlarged scale, of the form illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, Fig. 9 being designed to illustrate particularly an adj ustment of which such form is susceptible;

respectively of another modification; Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are end views in the nature of diagrams to illustrate the. capability of my invention to adjustment in certain respects hereinafter specifically pointed out: and Figs: 15, 16, l? and 1S illustrate other modifications.

(orrespomling and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing. the numeral 1 designates the lenses of a pair of eyeglasses. 2 the'bridge or spring, and 3 the stud boxes designed to receive the ends of the spring and the ends of the guards.

in Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5, 4 designates the pri mary arm of the guard, 5 the secondary arm, and 6 the cross bar which connects said arms together. The primary arm 4 is formed at its upper end with an aperture designed to receive the screw of the stud box, and the said primary arm is comparatively rigid and extends directly downward from the stud box, and is designed to take the proper hold on the bony portion of the nose. while the secondary arm a is flexible and thus puts a firm but gentle pressure upon the fleshy portion of the wearers nose, the secondary arm extending above the bridge or bony portion of the wearers nose when the guard is properly adjusted and worn. The cross bar 6 is connected preferably permanently to both the primary and secondary arms, so as to form practically an integral structure, and

the said cross bar 6 is joinedto the primary arm at the front edge thereof, thenextends backwardly past the primary arm and is finally joined to the secondary arm at the rear edge of the latter. It is' to be particularly noted that the connection between the cross bar 6 and the secondary arm 5 is at the rear edge of said secondary arm.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 S and 9, 4 designates the primary arm or bearing surface, 5 the secondaryarm and 6 the cross bar. The only difl'erence between this form and that before described, resides in the fact that the cross bar 6 is curved more than the cross bar 6,

In that form of my invention illustrated and is connected to the rear edge of the primary arm instead of the front edge thereof. It is to be noted, however, that in this form also, the cross bar is connected to the rear edge of the secondary arm. In both of these forms, the cross bar is connected to the middle of the secondary arm, as shown.

Figs. 10 and 11 illustrate substantially the form being, in fact, the combination of forms same construction, 4 designating the pri mary arm, 5" the secondary arm and G the cross bar. This form differs from the forms be:t'ore described in that both of the bearing surfaces are wider and. are open or framelil e, as shown, and the cross bar 6* is angular, first extending rearwardly, when in position, and then slightly in an upward direction. 'lhe-cross bar, in this form still tionfin that it is secured to the rear edge ot the secondary arm or hearing surtace.

l3 eonnectlng the cross bar to the rear portion of the secondary arm, or hearing 8111.

face, the fitter is enabled to adjust the guard in the following advantageous and peculiar ways. In the first place. as best illustrated in Fig. 5, itwill be seen that the fitter is enahled to raise or lower the one bearing surtaco relative to the other and yet maintain the two bearii'ig portions parallel to each' other. l urthermore, itwill be seen that the cross bar may be curved to a greater extent than that shown, or straightened. out for instance from the form illustrated in Fig. 8 to that illustrated. in Fig. 9, so to regulate the distance between the primary and second ary portions according to the requirements of different cases. A still more important result is accomplished by my nix-cation, in that the litter is enabled to angle the secondary portion, so as to accurately fit the shape of the wearers nose without varying the distance between the secondary portions. This is clearly illustrated in Figs. 12, 13 and let.

Figs. 15 to 18 illustrate other modifications. In that form shown in Figs. 15 and it. the primary arm lis provided with an oti set linger 7 -for use by persons having unusually long eyelashes. In that form illustrated in Figs. 17 and 18, the primary arm 1 open or framelike at its lower end, while the secondary arm 5 is provided with the tortoise shell or cork pad as shown, this illustrated in Figs. (3 to .10. This last named term as well as the other .lorms of the invention embody the 'i' cature of having; the cross bar connected to the rear edge ot the secondary arm.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. An eyeglass guard tftlllll l'lFlllg' a main or, lnjiiuary arm, arranged mfattachment to adheres to the mam principle of my inrenthe stud box. a secomlar arm and a cross bar -.r.mncctiug the two. the cross bar being connected to the rear edge ol the secondary arm.

2. nose guard of the .:haracler described, cianprisii1;; a main or primary arm, arranged tor attachment to the stud box a secondary arm and a cross bar connected to the trout edge of the prii'nary arm and to the rca r edge ot the secondary arm. I

3. Anoscguard ot the character described. conn risinga main or primary arm, arranged for attachment to the stud ho a secondary arm and a curved. cross l-tr connecting the said arms together and attacl-ied to the secondary arm at the rear ed go thereof.

l. A nose guard of the cl'iaractcr described, comprising primary arm arrai'iged for attachment to the stud box, a secmulary arm, and a cross bar connected to the primary and also to the i-TOCOllt'llll) arm at the middle .-i"'l rear edge thereof.

(3. Anose guard of the character described, ctnnprising a primary arm arranged for attachment to the studhox, a secondary arm, and a cross bar counectcd.to the trout edge of the primary arm and extending rearwardly past said arm and connected to the rear edge of the secondary arm and at the middle thereof. i

In testimony whereot l. atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSE? H. S. (l-ALESK l. lVitness J. la. \Vnrrmcu,

H. K. l nannms. 

